Outdoor conditions in

Elma

Iowa
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 53°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 53°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers88% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  8. 53°Rain Showers82% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 52°Rain Showers Likely71% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 50°Rain Showers Likely56% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 48°Chance Rain Showers49% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 47°Chance Rain Showers38% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 48°Cloudy14% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Cloudy4% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  17. 44°Partly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 43°Mostly Cloudy14% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  22. 44°Chance Rain Showers40% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 44°Chance Rain Showers35% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 44°Chance Rain Showers27% rain100% humidityGusts 35 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
96–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
40%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
23 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–92%
Wind
28 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 54° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 96–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 49° / 36°Friday has a real shower chance.40% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 57° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 23 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 48–92% · Wind 28 mph
  5. 66° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Elma radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Elma.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Waterloo area, about 52 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Elma, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.